A Facebook plea for prayers

Page appears to belong to Diane Staudte, who's charged with poisoning family members

12:45 AM,
Jun. 24, 2013

Diane Staudte

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A Facebook page that appears to belong to Diane Staudte features requests for prayers for her daughter's health posted a few days before police say Staudte admitted that she had poisoned her daughter and that she had killed her husband and son last year. The page includes photos of her and photos and mentions of her family members.

Diane Staudte, born in 1962, admitted Thursday to poisoning all three with antifreeze, according to a probable cause statement. Another of Staudte's daughters, Rachel E. Staudte, 22, was charged Saturday with the same offenses as her mother. Both live in ...